Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Anxi/o
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Anxious - Uneasy/distressed
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Adip/ (meaning and medical term)
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Adipose tissue - loose connective tissue
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Col/ (meaning and medical term)
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Colitis - inflammation of the colon
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Geront/o
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Gerontology - Old age/the aged
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Hallucin/o
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Hallucinosis - Wander in the mind
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Hypn/o
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Sleep - Hypnotherapy
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latr/o
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Psychiatrist - Physician, treatment
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Myo (meaning & medical term)
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Myopathy - muscular disease
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Phil/o
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Paedophilia - attraction/love
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Phob/o
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Claustrophobia - Fear, Sensitivity
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Pleuro/ (meaning and medical term)
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Pleuropneumonia - relating to the side of the lungs
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Pol/o
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Bipolar - Extreme
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Scler/ (meaning & medical term)
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Autoimmune disease
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Somat/o
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Psychosomatic - Body
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Psych/o
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Psychologist - Mind
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Schiz/o
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Schizophrenia - Split
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Veno (meaning and medical term)
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Venogram - Xray of veins
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a : an/
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Apathy - without
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agora
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Agoraphobia - fear of Open space
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cata
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Catatonic - Down/withdrawn/ immobile
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Electro
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Electroconvulsive Therapy - Electrical activity
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eu-
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Eukaryotic (Euphoria) - normal
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Hypo -
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Hypochondria - Under/deficient
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Anti-
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Antidepressant - against
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Peri (meaning and medical term)
Pericardia - around the heart
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Post-
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - after
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de-
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Dementia - Without/under active
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-leptic
Give the meaning and the medical term
Narcoleptic / Epileptic - type of seizure
Epileptic
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-mania
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Football maniac - wild/violent behaviour
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-phoria
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Dysphoria - Emotional state
Euphoria - state or tendency
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-ic; -ac; -il; -ile
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Insomniac - Of/like/pertaining to
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-ive
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Addictive - Having nature of
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-copia
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Dyscopia - coping
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- phobia
Give the meaning and the medical term
Haemophobia - Condition of fear
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What is the inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
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What is the study of the heart
Cardiology
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What is the inflammation of the appendix
Appendicitis
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What is the Tumour of the Liver
Hepatoma
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What is the Surgical removal of the stomach called
Gastrectomy
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What is the disease of the heart called
Cardiopathy
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What is the study of disease called
Pathology
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What is the Inflammation of the digestive system called
Gastroenteritis
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What is a Tumour of the Lymph called
Lymphoma
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What is the examination inside the lungs including the bronchi called
Bronchoscopy
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What is the surgical removal of the tonsils called
Tonsillectomy
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SOB
Shortness of Breath
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PET
Positron Emission Tomography
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U/E
Urea & Electrolyte
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Erythro
Erythrocyte - Red Blood Cell
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Culture & Sensitivity (abbrev & what they do)
C&S Antiobiotic strength. Culture to treat
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Full Blood Count (abbrev and what they do)
FBC - cell levels - abnormalities in
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Glucose Tolerance Test (apprev & what it does)
GTT - diabetes
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Kidney Function Test (abbrev & what it does)
ACR - renal function (U&E, EUC's)
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Liver function test (abbrev & what it does)
LFT - Enzymes and protein in blood
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Lumbar Puncture (abbrev & what it does)
LP (Spinal tap) Looks at CSF Cerebro Spinal Fluid)
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Pap Smear (abbrev & what it does)
CST (Cervical Smear Test) Collection of cells from the cervix
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Pregnancy Test (abbrev & what it does)
UPT (Urinary Pregnancy Test). Measures HCG, hormones
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Thyroid Function Test (abbrev & what it does)
TFT Measures hormones incl TSH
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Urinalysis (abbrev & what it does)
U/A (Urine). Looking for UTI, kidney, diabetes
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Fasting Blood Sugar (abbrev & what it does)
FBS - looking for diabetes
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Angiocardiography (abbrev & what it does)
ACG. Heart & Vessels after injection
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Echocardiography (abbrev & what it does)
Echo = soundwaves. moving images of heart
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Magnetic resonance imaging (abbrev & what it does)
MRI = Magnetic field to form pictures
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Mammography (abbrev & what it does)
Magnetic field to form pictures
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Computed Tomography Scan (abbrev & what it does)
CTS - Images & xrays multi angle
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Positron Emission Tomography (abbrev & what it does)
PET Scan (Radioactive tracer injection looking at tissue organs
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Ultrasound (abbrev & what it does)
(US) = soundwaves to see pictures
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X-ray (abbrev & what it does)
Penetrating Energy electromagnetic radiation, organs, tissues & bones
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Autopsy
Post mortem - surgical exam of corpse
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Biopsy
Tissue sample taken from the body
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Bronchoscopy
Procedure examination inside the lungs
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Endoscopy
Procedure inspect/observe inside the body
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Derm
Skin
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Albin/o
White
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Melan/o
Black
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Onych/o
Nail
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Pil/o
Hair
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Psor-
Itching
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Ec-
Outside
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Kerat-
Hard
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-lysis
Destruction ; loosening
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-itis
Inflammation
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-iasis
Abnormal Condition
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Oste/o
Bone
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Cost/o
Rib
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Lumb/o
Lower Back
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Scoli/o
Crooked
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Orth/o
Straight
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Kyph/o
Hunchback
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-oscopy
Visual examination
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-malacia
Conditioning of softening
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-porosis
Reduction in density
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Fasci/o
Fascia
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Fibr/o
Fibrous connective tissue
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My/o
Muscle
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Sarc/o
Muscle or flesh of muscle
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Tendin/o
Tendon
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Brady
slow
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Ab-
Away from
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Ad-
Toward
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Poly-
Many
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Macro
Large
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-trophy
Nourishment/development
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-ation
Process
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-aesthenia
weakness
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Ment/o
Mind
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Spin/o
Spinal cord
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Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
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Meaning/o
Meninges
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Neur/o
Nerves
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Quadri-
Four
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Hydro
Water
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Para
Near, abnormal
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Hemi
Half
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Multiple
Many
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Kinesi/o
Movement
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-algesia
Excessive sensitivity to pain
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-esthesia
Feeling, nervous sensation
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-kinesia
Movement
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--lepsy
Seizure
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-sthenia
Strength
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-paresis
Weakness
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Aden/o
Gland
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Crin/o
Secrete
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Home/o
Same
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Oestr/o
Female
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Andr/o
Male
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Glyc/o
sugar
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Pan-
All
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Exo
Outside
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Endo
Within
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Acro-
Extremities
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-tropic
Stimulating
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-dipsia
Thirst
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-ism
Condition/process
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-uria
Urine condition-
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-ine
A substance
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Ven/o
Vein
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Cardi/
heart
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Haem/
Blood
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Angi/
Blood vessel
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Scler
Hardening
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Brady
Slow
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Tachy
Fast
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-aemia
condition of the blood
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-cardia
condition of the heart
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-pathy
disease
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-sclerosis
hardening
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Pleur/o
Pleura
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Bronch/
Bronchus
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Trache/o
Trachea
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Pneum/o
Lung
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Pulmon/o
Lung
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A-
without
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Endo-
Within
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Inter
Between
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Intra
on the inside
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-ema
condition
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-osmia
smell
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-pnoea
breathing-
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ptysis
spitting
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aden/o
gland
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immune/o
protection
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lymph/o
lymph
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tox/o
poison
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ana
again,new
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anti
against
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auto
self
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inter
between
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-oid
derived from / resembling
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-phylaxis
protection-
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-stitial
pertaining to
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Colon/o
Colon (large intestine)
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Enter/o
Intestines (usually small)
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Gastro/o
stomach
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Macro
Large
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Prote/o
protein
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Chol/e
gall, bile
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Pyr
Heat, temperature
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-ase
enzyme
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-exia
condition
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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-stenosis
tightening, narrowing
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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Dips/o
thirst
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Nephr/o
kidney
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Py
pus
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Ren/o
kidney
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Cyst/o
bladder or sac
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En
in
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-tripsy
crushing
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-uresis
excrete in urine
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-uria
condition of urine
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-gram
drawing or written record
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Colp/o
vagina
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Men/o
menses
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Phall/o
penis
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Sperm/o
Semen
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Mamm/o
breast
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Circum
around
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Pseudo
false
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-genesis
formation
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-cidal
killing
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Inflammation of the Liver
Hepatitis
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Study of the Heart
Cardiology
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Inflammation of the appendix
Appendicitis
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Tumor of the Liver
Hepatoma
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Surgical removal of the stomach
Gastrectomy
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Disease of the Heart
Cardiopathy
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Study of Disease
Pathology
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Inflammation of the Digestive System
Gastroenteritis
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Tumor of the Lymph
Lymphoma
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Examination inside lungs inc bronchi
Bronchoscopy
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Surgical removal of the tonsils
Tolsillectomy
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-leptic (medial term and meaning)
epileptic - Type of seizure
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-mania (medical term and meaning)
Egomania - Frenzy
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-phoria (medical term and meaning)
dysphoria/euphoria - emotional state
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-ic, -ac, -il, -ile (medical term and meaning)
Insomniac - of/like/pertaining to
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-copia (medical term and meaning)
Dyscopia - coping
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a-, an- (medical term and meaning)
Apathy - without
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agora - (medical term and meaning)
agoraphobia - fear of open space
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cata- (medical term and meaning)
catatonic - down
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electro- (medical term and meaning)
Electroconvulsive therapy - Electrical activity
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hypo- (medical term and meaning)
hypochondria - under/deficient
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Anti (medical term and meaning)
Antidepressant (against)
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Post- (medical term and meaning)
Post traumatic Stress Disorder - after
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De- (medical term and meaning)
Dementia - without/under active
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Anxi/o (medical term and meaning)
anxious - uneasy, distressed
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Geront/o (medical term and meaning)
Gerontology - the aged
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Hallucin/o (medical term and meaning)
hallucinosis - Wander in the mind
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Hypn/o (medical term and meaning)
Hypnotherapy - sleep
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latr/o (medical term and meaning)
psychiatrist - treatment
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Phil/o (medical term and meaning)
Paedophilia - attraction/love
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Phob/o (medical term and meaning)
Phobia - fear of
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Pol/o (medical term and meaning)
Bipolar - extreme
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Somat/o (medical term and meaning)
Psychosomatic - body
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Psych/o (medical term and meaning)
Psychologist - mind
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